Materials

• Class notes
• Overhead projector

Instructional Activities

1. Review the content from previous sessions.
   
   
2. Remind students of the discussion in a previous session about why the United States becomes involved in foreign countries. Explain that the United States has several goals when conducting foreign policy.
   
   
3. Display the following goals on the board or overhead transparency, and discuss each:
   • Fulfilling a commitment to preserve a peaceful world
   • Promoting democratic values
   • Protecting nations from aggression
   • Encouraging market-oriented economies and free trade
   • Safeguarding the global environment
   • Advancing international cooperation
   
   
4. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity using available teacher resources.